Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010933, Sun, 16 Jan 2005 17:42:26 -0800

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Fw: Ada rolandoi
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From: Jansy Berndt de Souza Mello
To: don barton johnson
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 5:29 AM
Subject: Ada rolandoi


Among the various scientific designations there is "oncini" and looking at the inflorescence I realize the name must be associated to a particular kind of South American feline, "onça" ( also named "Jaguar" ) that has a fur with just those spots. In English I remember references to 'ouncelot'.
Onça - Panthera onca
Classe: Mammalia; ordem: Carnivora; família: Felidae; gênero: Panthera